Paul McCartney’s long and winding road to get back his Beatles songs – Quartz

Paul McCartney’s long and winding road to get back his Beatles songs – Quartz

Sir Paul McCartney wrote many of the Beatles’ most revered hits. And he doesn’t own the publishing rights to them.Reports emerged earlier this week that McCartney is starting legal proceedings to finally acquire the rights to a big chunk of his music—a move that would put to rest the strange tumult that’s surrounded the Beatles catalog for decades.Twisting and shoutingIn the Beatles’ early days, McCartney and John Lennon formed their own publishing company—Northern Songs—along with the band’s manager Brian Epstein and publisher Dick James, convinced it was their best bet to make money from their music.